12-h pretreatment with methylprednisolone versus placebo for prevention of postextubation laryngeal oedema: a randomised double-blind trial

Lancet

Volumn 369, Issue 9567, 2007, Pages 1083-1089

  François, Bruno ^a,b   Bellissant, Eric ^c   Gissot, Valérie ^d   Desachy, Arnaud ^e   Normand, Sandrine ^a   Boulain, Thierry ^f   Brenet, Olivier ^g   Preux, Pierre Marie ^a   Vignon, Philippe ^a,b  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Bretonneau Teaching Hospital   (France)

^e Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit   (France)

^f Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit   (France)

^g Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNX EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33947596107     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60526-1     Document Type: Article

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